Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-01

VIZ are permitted to publish the is-
marks recently made by Representative
Wright In the House. during the dis
eussion Of the Gettysburg monument
appropriation bill
M. .spsalsr.
When this matter nrsi came up, one
week ago, Was not present so that
had not the pleasure OF listening 10 TIE
sloqaeuce that Was displayed upon that
occasion, OF the reasons that were as
slgnei Tor granting an appropriation Tor
ths Memorial Association NJ Oeti,soafg.
I vas not soldier. bot l honor the soldier
everywhere. believe In an appropriation
for ihis purpose and believe that The sen
,lmeu, OF The State Of Maine IL almos, IN
svsrsh In favor Of an sppropris,ioa The
only question that IL dividing this House
4. The question whether the amount that
was reported by he committee. OF double
that amount. 10 10 be appropriated by The
legislature OF tais State.
We know what oar soldiers did In The
DARK days OF The Rebellion. We know the
psriis that We were 10 10 those days. We
knou What anxious hearts there were
then. We know the misery that vas To-
nlcted by that hyira.hesfei monster IL.
bslll0u. And while years have passed
assy, while more than score OF years
have gone by upoa the 4 ct wheels OF time
since those days, Yet We have those 10 our
mii., Tia, were there ard participated
and suffered In that Rebellion. and We
have the Children aud the widows OF those
Who died upOn those bsitlsfslis. The
deeds o. those soldiers uesd no mona
ments Their acts stand DOT upon The
page OF history 10 day. aud no mooumeni
can honor them mors than the acts they
Performed They live 10 history. Not
only upon The memorable wstsrico or the
Rebellion, bat 81 frcierlcksoute, a. Shi.
lob, At Lookout Moant,la-Aslf way up 10
Coda Petersburg and The wilderness,
All upon al those other bloody nelds OF
the Rsbsllion. tn acts OF our noble sol.
dlsr.. 10 which Maine dii her part, stand
oat, I say, upon The brightest page 81 our
coun.ry's hist1rJ. rherrI those deeds ,re
destined d rvmiin. 80 long a. Earth rt-
mains, AMI the principles for which They
fnug NJ live, and will live on 10 the end OF
time. Their noble deeds are more lasting
than brass, more sudarlng than marble.
mere sublime. even. than The regal eiev.'
tlou % pyramids.
Bu,. gentlemen, while We need no mon
umsnt 10 commsm0rste thsir noble dsr-
iug, While Ne need no, erect mouumsnu
In every State and 10 every city 10 The DO
| BE dead, 20 commemorate their deeds (;
We, I, 1. proper and appropriate ih,, Ne
shoui remember them. AM that future
generations NAY be reminded ~ The mar
ole OF granite shan. OF their v,lo' and The
prlneipls. for which they eouisnied.
Gsuilsmen. This Memorial Geld IL not Tor
TIE honor OF The q, AZ alone. IL 10 not that
you and may be able - 60 there sni
view The SPOT where Msine regiment.
fought. where ,hsy she'd their hfe'olooi'
vhsrc they died Tor The noblesi cause be
meath The sua IL IL that everybody. The
rich and The poor. from ever hiil and val
ley. OF TIL. great coaniry, may 90 WHEN
ever he will. and when be goes there may
ani tie pl.cs where bis father fcll. where
bis grandfather foagh, for The great pfln.
cipls. % liberty. where bis relatives sasd
their nfs-biooi for The cause % their eoun'
try. Ard u 10 not Tor The rich ,lonsi II
Is for TOE poor. .s we'll IL IL not alone
fof the ClilEsn ofsvefy hamlet throughout
oar Land. ~ IL fJr the foreigner vho
cone. upon oar .oil sni visits that mem
orab,e neli, nat be may kn0w where The
dirsrtnt troops OF the az reni States
stood ,ni fought. ,ni then referring %
The pages % history read whai they did
there.
Gsntienen. believe that The stat,
should not be niggarily. There 10 thai
.caiisreth AMI Yet incre,ssihi aud there
Is that With. AOlie,h more than 10 meet,
bot II tsudcta % poverty II The gentle
meu Who h.f this mstier In charge hsC
asked FOR en- 600 10 start with, have nc
d0us, bat that The military Committed
would have recommended 10. and that Tie
House would have willingly spproprisiet
10; Bot they came here 10 The MilltAry
Committee and presented their claims,
s.king Tor an appropriation OF sllooo
That appropriation Was readily granted
IL Vas brought 10 here before this ii0use,
sui The House passed II unanimously
Thsu some one. feeling that the spproprl
alton Vas too small, proposed 10 Increase
II By doubling the appropriation ior mon
umeut. -mAking The appropriation much
larger than The people bad expected ~A
going % be Asksi for
Now, gentlemen. n $500 IL Nd
enough 10 cree, The monuments q
MARI those places where orr soldier
fought. and fought 40 CALAMITY, vher'
they hurled back the rebel hordes and a
we'd hi. eoauiry from being Q divided ns'
ilon ,o-tsy.-l say ihs, I an In favor OF
larger appropriation; bat Supposed III.
The gentlemen ought % know bow muel
they wanted 1--we are satisfied that -,
BOO will not place the State OF Mslne upoi
plane with other States that have moo
umeuts upon that Geld. then i say make II
larger. Do rot believe that the State o
Maine should have monuments there TIA
vln be poor or mean. or that, when yot
or or our sons. or any OF oar descend
ants 20 there and look upon them, iheJ
ulll not feel that Maine vas too niggsrily
and mean 70 appropriate . decent sun o
money % erect respectable monument
But, gentlemen, We should consider. befor'
voting upon this question, whether he %
preparation IL sGfficient 70 do Justice an
% make . fair representation OF our STAT
, / mon that great ART nefnorsble Geld